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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 12/20/2007, comments (2)

Update from the American College of Rheumatology: Cox-2 Inhibitors and Why We Miss Them

When Cox-2 inhibitors first came on the market there was almost euphoria: Finally, those patients with chronic pain and in need of anti-inflammatory medication have a safer alternative to the "old" anti-inflammatory drugs such as Motrin and Naprosyn-drugs which carried with them an increased risk of hospitalization and even death due... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/13/2007, comments (12)

Resveratrol put my arthritis in remission. It might work for you too!

It is difficult to explain to someone the pain and stiffness that you experience when you have rheumatoid arthritis. Excercising every day used to be a painful event that felt more like self mutilation than self enrichment. Celebrex took away the bulk of my pain and suffering.So I resigned myself to the fact that Aleve or naproxem sodium would be... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 04/11/2007, comments (0)

FDA Advisory Panel to Evaluate Arcoxia - Vioxx Replacement

On Thursday, April 12 an FDA advisory panel will discuss whether or not to recommend that the FDA approve Merck & Co’s COX-2 inhibitor, Arcoxia (etoricoxib). The drug is manufactured by Merck, the same company that made Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in the fall of 2004. Merck applied for approval to sell Arcoxia... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 01/17/2007, comments (0)

Vioxx Heart Attack Risk Linked to Blood Clotting

A recent study may provide hope that scientists will one day be able to develop COX-2 inhibitor drugs, such as Celebrex and Vioxx, that do not have the associated risk of heart attacks and strokes. The research, published in the December issue of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), found that Vioxx and the... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 01/17/2007, comments (0)

Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Complicating Diabetes?

Dear Dr. Borigini,I have both Rheumatoid Arthritis and diabetes. I'm having a difficult time finding a way to control the two together. I can take medicine for the arthritis pain but it shoots my blood sugar count out of control so I cut back. I can exercise to control the blood sugar levels, but the RA makes exercise impossible sometimes.... Read more Chevron

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